Why Your World Feels Small (and How to Redefine Life Before It’s Too Late)

The Angry Therapist Podcast

John Kim

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes life forces you to hit reset. For me, it was losing my house. For you, it might be a breakup, a career shift, or just that nagging feeling that life is smaller than it should be. In this walk-and-talk episode from Costa Rica, I share how I’ve been redefining everything: happiness, relationships, play, even what “success” means. The truth is - growth doesn’t come from routines. It comes from curiosity, from being willing to reimagine your definitions. You’ll hear stories of: My second rebirth at 52 How living abroad reshaped my creativity and sense of play Why redefining doesn’t require moving countries—it can start with friendships, hobbies, or daily joy The hidden power of changing your environment My challenge for you: What’s one thing you can redefine this week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just a reminder today to redefine things.
0:02.7	And I think it's one of the things that we forget because when you're busy paying taxes, feeding children, punching cloths, you don't really have the luxury to redefine things.
0:15.8	Unless something crazy happens in your life where you're forced to redefine things.
0:20.3	So whether that is a divorce
0:21.9	or maybe a light transition or like us, house burns down, which forces you to travel and explore.
0:30.2	Many people are not redefining unless they're forced to. I want to encourage you, challenge you to re-define some things.
0:39.1	You don't have to move out of the country and redefine everything, kind of like what I'm doing now.
0:44.1	But maybe you want to redefine what relationships look like.
0:46.5	Maybe you want to start by redefining what happy looks like.
0:50.1	Maybe you want to redefine fitness or hobbies or friendships or I think it's in the redefinition
0:58.2	because we pull from our definitions whether we're aware of it or not.
1:05.3	I'm John Kim, a licensed therapist who used to be a miserable fuck before going on a hero's journey
1:10.3	and turning expired relationships into revelations.
1:13.8	I use my story to help others come with you instead of at you,
1:18.2	unrehearsed on purpose,
1:20.1	because self-help doesn't have to be polished or complicated.
1:23.5	Just honest.
1:36.3	So I'm doing a lot more what I call walk-in talk podcast episodes.
1:44.1	They will be a series and it's basically me picking up the microphone and camera documenting my journey.
1:46.6	It reminds me of my first rebirth.
1:59.7	Back in K-town at 35 post-divorce, walking and talking while I do sessions and, you know, listening to Wang Dyer and just being reflective.
2:02.8	So I'm at the beach here in Costa Rica.
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